The acting skill and technique of Danny deVito and Kevin Spacey stand out loud and clear in every frame and word of the puzzling dull character study of people no one cares about. But that did not translate into anything meaningful, nor enjoyable. I fell asleep (in an afternoon matinee!!!) several times-- and felt like I had been drugged, this movie was so stupefyingly, butt-numbingly DULL.
This movie reminded me of a line from Salinger's "Catcher in the Rye." Holden Caulfield is talking about some famous Broadway acting family, and he remarks that for all of their fame and skill, the actors come off as phoney-- because they're so "acty," and they're always interrupting each other during the dialogue. So perfectly planned to appear real that it's anything but-- it's hideously fake, not to mention pretentious. Oh wait, I just mentioned it.
"The Big Kahuna" stumbles along ponderously making simpleton points that college sophomores think are "heavy." But anyone else, anyone that has spent more than ten minutes in the real world merely yawns at. I gave this movie a generous 3 out of 10.
This movie reminded me of a line from Salinger's "Catcher in the Rye." Holden Caulfield is talking about some famous Broadway acting family, and he remarks that for all of their fame and skill, the actors come off as phoney-- because they're so "acty," and they're always interrupting each other during the dialogue. So perfectly planned to appear real that it's anything but-- it's hideously fake, not to mention pretentious. Oh wait, I just mentioned it.
"The Big Kahuna" stumbles along ponderously making simpleton points that college sophomores think are "heavy." But anyone else, anyone that has spent more than ten minutes in the real world merely yawns at. I gave this movie a generous 3 out of 10.